Case Suggestions?

JW1993 · 26 Jun 2010 at 22:21

I bought my PC in febuary along with an NZXT Gamma Ray case, and it's not paticularly fantastic. The hard drive rattles inside which makes the PC 'ZZZ' sometimes and the design is also a bit flimsy. I am looking for a good quality case with a price tag of around £80-100. Something along the lines of the HAF cases maybe?

Any suggestions are appreciated

bigsharn · 26 Jun 2010 at 22:25

Fractal Design R2

JW1993 · 26 Jun 2010 at 22:37

Alright thanks, I like the look of that one

Any other suggestions?

PermaBanned · 26 Jun 2010 at 23:26

CM Dominator II Advanced

xBLiNG · 27 Jun 2010 at 00:08

Antec: 300, 900, 902, 1200, P183

CoolerMaster: ATCS 840, CM-90 II, Elite 334/5, HAF 922, HAF 932, HAF X, Cosmos, Storm Scout, Storm Sniper

Corsair Obsidain 800D

Fractal Design R2

Lancool K62

Silverstone: TJ07, Raven 1 and 2, Fortress 2, don't know if the first was any good

Zalman Z7

Xigmatec Asgard

And I'm terrible with LianLi so someone else will have to tell you about them, but I hear they are practically all good.

Probably missed something out, almost all of these can be found on OcUK

mcompute · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:56

The Antec 300 is widely used and has plenty of fans including a top mounted 140mm.

C64 · 28 Jun 2010 at 03:11

Lancool Dragon-Lord PC-K62
Coolermaster CM-690 II Advanced Dominator

I'd go with one of those two at this budget or the lian li which is the same as the k62 but better looking.

trentlad · 28 Jun 2010 at 03:41

It depends if you're a person who likes their case to have a window looking in and color coordinate pars with little flashing lights on your fans and neon tubes... basically a fast and furious case.

Or maybe you're someone (if you're not water cooling your system) who holds more importance with good airflow, low noise, compartment of heat sources, easy remove HDD bays, excellent build quality, very easy to maintain design and ample size for upgrades.

Guess which one I went for... not biased much

and the P182 does all of the later and then some. Maybe there's a case out there that does both but I've never come across it so I still hold the P182 to be by far the best case I've seen to date. Pretty cheap nowadays too!

It is a little too bland for some people though *sigh* I guess looks can more important for them.

I do have a ton of space in mine but I think I'd have liked it to be a little smaller so would have loved the P180... but mine still has better airflow.

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